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Hi! I had an RFV for adding a "Stadium/Arena" type for places technically pass yesterday, but there didn't seem to be much consensus on whether to add it, and how. So I'm making a small "poll" to find out what most people would actually prefer! :)

I'm not really sure what the difference between them is: wikipedia:Stadium suggests we germans name our stadiums "XXX Arena" and wikipedia:Arena suggests they're sometimes used synonymously. Is the difference that Arenas have a roof over everything while Stadiums do not? --Mineo (talk) 13:55, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Like ListMyCDs mentioned, I would call outdoor ones stadiums, indoor ones arenas (perhaps "indoor arena" would be a better name to use, that's what Wikipedia seems to prefer at least). Sometimes people use them interchangeably, but there are stadiums in Germany which are called "Stadion" rather than "Arena", e.g. the first two German stadiums that came to mind for me both are - wikipedia:de:Rewirpowerstadion, wikipedia:de:RheinEnergieStadion. --Nikki (talk) 15:01, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Monxton (talk) 06:37, 27 January 2014 (UTC) - I didn't previously understand the distinction, but according to other statements here it's that a Stadium is outdoors and an Arena is indoors. If so, I can see an argument for adding a Stadium (outdoor) type. Though there are still questions like what if its a stadium with a retracting roof? However for an indoor arena, how am I going to distinguish that from, say, an exhibition hall or other multipurpose space? I think it's just a Venue.